Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Inkwell
Object Number:
2002.1.451
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal, glass, leather
Dimensions:
2 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
This traveling inkwell has a small glass liner contained in a metal bell-shaped case with two latching lids, the inner one with a pad to seal in the ink. A loop on the top acts as a handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
